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Breastfeeding promotion

Arab countries

• Maternal and Child Health Journal
  • Interventions and Programs to Promote Breastfeeding in Arabic-Speaking Countries: A Scoping Review [2023]

Australia

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • Breastfeeding after return to work: An Australian national workplace survey [2023]

Brazil

• International Breastfeeding Journal
  • External evaluation and self-monitoring of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative’s maternity hospitals in Brazil [2019]

• Reproductive Health
  • The baby-friendly hospital initiative and breastfeeding at birth in Brazil: a cross sectional study [2016]

• Revista Paulista de Pediatria
  • Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: evaluation of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding [2013]

Canada

• Canadian Paediatric Society
  • The Baby-Friendly Initiative: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding [2015]

• CMAJ
  • Breastfeeding unfriendly in Canada? [2013]

Developed countries

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries [2018]

Developing countries

• BMC Public Health
  • Effect of breastfeeding promotion interventions on breastfeeding rates, with special focus on developing countries [2011]

• World Health Organization
  • Community-based strategies for breastfeeding promotion and support in developing countries [2003]

Ethiopia

• Reproductive Health
  • The effect of unemployment and post-natal care on the exclusive breast-feeding practice of women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis [2022]

Europe

• European Standards of Care for Newborn Health
  • Promotion of breastfeeding

Germany

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • The role of breastfeeding promotion in German hospitals for exclusive breastfeeding duration [2022]

India

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
  • National Guidelines on Lactation Management Centers in Public Health Facilities [2017]
  • Programme for Promotion of Breastfeeding [2016]

International

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Promoting the practice of exclusive breastfeeding: a philosophic scoping review [2022]

• Ciência & Saúde Coletiva
  • Promotion, protection, and support of breastfeeding at work, and achieving sustainable development: a scoping review [2023]

• International Breastfeeding Journal
  • Improving breastfeeding support through the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital and Community Initiatives: a scoping review [2023]

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Impact and Effectiveness of Group Strategies for Supporting Breastfeeding after Birth: A Systematic Review [2021]

• Journal of Public Health Policy
  • Translating results into action: the global impact of the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative [2023]

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • What works to protect, promote and support breastfeeding on a large scale: A review of reviews [2022]

• SBCC Implementation Kits
  • Supporting Breastfeeding Interventions for Faith-Based Organizations

Japan

• BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
  • Japanese trends in breastfeeding rate in baby-friendly hospitals between 2007 and 2010: a retrospective hospital-based surveillance study [2013]

Kyrgyzstan

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • Building the competency of health professionals in the Kyrgyz Republic for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative [2023]

Latin America and the Caribbean

• Pan American Health Organization
  • The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean: Current status, challenges, and opportunities [2016]

Low and middle income countries

• BMJ Global Health
  • Does extending the duration of legislated paid maternity leave improve breastfeeding practices? Evidence from 38 low-income and middle-income countries [2018]

• International Breastfeeding Journal
  • Maternity protection entitlements for non-standard workers in low-and-middle-income countries and potential implications for breastfeeding practices: a scoping review of research since 2000 [2023]

• Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
  • Engaging men to promote and support exclusive breastfeeding: a descriptive review of 28 projects in 20 low- and middle-income countries from 2003 to 2013 [2017]

• Nutrients
  • Effectiveness of Breastfeeding Support Packages in Low- and Middle-Income Countries for Infants under Six Months: A Systematic Review [2021]

• PLoS ONE
  • Peer Support and Exclusive Breastfeeding Duration in Low and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis [2012]

Mexico

• Current Developments in Nutrition
  • Scaling Up Breastfeeding Programs in Mexico: Lessons Learned from the Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly Initiative [2018]

New Zealand

• Ministry of Health New Zealand
  • Breastfeeding

Philippines

• International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Implementation and Effectiveness of Policies Adopted to Enable Breastfeeding in the Philippines Are Limited by Structural and Individual Barriers [2022]

South Africa

• BMC Health Services Research
  • Baseline status regarding compliance with neo-BFHI recommendations in South African neonatal wards: a cross-sectional survey [2023]

• International Journal for Equity in Health
  • Breastfeeding inequities in South Africa: Can enforcement of the WHO Code help address them? – A systematic scoping review [2021]

Sub-Saharan Africa

• Global Health Research and Policy
  • Barriers and facilitators for early and exclusive breastfeeding in health facilities in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review [2021]

Turkey

• Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
  • Baby-friendly hospitals in Turkey: evaluation of adherence to the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding [2022]

Uganda

• PLoS ONE
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Peer Counselling for the Promotion of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Uganda [2015]

United Kingdom

• BMC Public Health
  • The cost-effectiveness of antenatal and postnatal education and support interventions for women aimed at promoting breastfeeding in the UK [2022]

• Maternal & Child Nutrition
  • Gearing to success with national breastfeeding programmes: The Becoming Breastfeeding Friendly (BBF) initiative experience [2023]
  • Becoming breastfeeding friendly in Wales: Recommendations for scaling up breastfeeding support [2023]

• Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Breastfeeding in the UK - position statement [2022]

• Scottish Government
  • Breastfeeding peer support core principles for volunteering in Scotland: guidance [2021]

• United Nations Children's Fund - UNICEF
  • The Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative

United States

• Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
  • ABM Clinical Protocol #14: Breastfeeding-Friendly Physician's Office—Optimizing Care for Infants and Children [2021]
  • ABM Clinical Protocol #7: Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding [2018]
  • ABM Position on Breastfeeding—Revised 2015 [2015]
  • ABM Clinical Protocol #19: Breastfeeding Promotion in the Prenatal Setting, Revision 2015 [2015]
  • Breastfeeding Support for Mothers in Workplace Employment or Educational Settings: Summary Statement [2013]

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  • Primary Care Interventions to Support Breastfeeding: Updated Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force [2016]

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk [2022]
  • The Breastfeeding-Friendly Pediatric Office Practice [2017]

• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Practice Advisory to Update the Duration of Breastfeeding [2023]
  • Barriers to Breastfeeding: Supporting Initiation and Continuation of Breastfeeding [2021]
  • Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding as Part of Obstetric Practice [2018]

• Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition
  • Compliance with the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative and impact on breastfeeding rates [2013]

• Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
  • Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk [2021]

• Birth
  • Baby-Friendly Hospital Practices and Birth Costs [2013]

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Vital Signs: Improvements in Maternity Care Policies and Practices That Support Breastfeeding — United States, 2007–2013 [2015]
  • Prenatal Breastfeeding Counseling — Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, United States, 2010 [2014]
  • Progress in Increasing Breastfeeding and Reducing Racial/Ethnic Differences — United States, 2000–2008 Births [2013]
  • Vital Signs: Hospital Practices to Support Breastfeeding --- United States, 2007 and 2009 [2011]

• International Breastfeeding Journal
  • A systematic literature review of breastfeeding interventions among Black populations using the RE-AIM framework [2022]

• International Journal for Equity in Health
  • Impact of breastfeeding interventions among United States minority women on breastfeeding outcomes: a systematic review [2021]

• National Commission on Correctional Health Care
  • Breastfeeding in Correctional Settings [2023]

• Nursing Research
  • Nurse-Reported Staffing Guidelines and Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding [2022]

• Pediatric Clinics of North America
  • Breastfeeding and the Affordable Care Act [2015]

• PLoS ONE
  • Women's status, breastfeeding support, and breastfeeding practices in the United States [2022]

• Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice and Policy
  • Implementing Legislation to Improve Hospital Support of Breastfeeding, New York State, 2009–2013 [2015]

• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
  • Breastfeeding: Primary Care Interventions [2016]

WHO

• World Health Organization
  • Global breastfeeding scorecard 2022: protecting breadsfeeding through further investments and policy actions [2022]
  • Global breastfeeding scorecard 2021: protecting breastfeeding through bold national actions during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond [2021]
  • Advocacy brief: nutrition for growth year of action: nine SMART breastfeeding pledges [2021]
  • Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding: the baby-friendly hospital initiative for small, sick and preterm newborns [2020]
  • Competency verification toolkit: Ensuring competency of direct care providers to implement the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative [2020]
  • Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative training course for maternity staff [2020]
  • Maternity leave legislation in support of breastfeeding: case studies around the world [2019]
  • Global breastfeeding scorecard 2019: increasing commitment to breastfeeding through funding and improved policies and programmes [2019]
  • Breastfeeding and family-friendly policies: advocacy brief [2019]
  • Implementation guidance: protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: the revised Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative 2018 [2018]
  • National implementation of the baby-friendly hospital initiative [2017]
  • Guideline: protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services [2017]
  • Breastfeeding Advocacy Initiative [2015]
  • Baby-friendly hospital initiative: revised, updated and expanded for integrated care [2009]
  • Promoting baby-friendly hospitals

WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

• WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
  • Summary report on the training workshop on the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative for policy-makers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, Amman, Jordan 15–17 December 2015 [2016]

WHO South-East Asia Region

• WHO South-East Asia Region
  • Regional Consultation to Protect, Promote and Support Breastfeeding with a Focus on Baby Friendly Hospital Practices [2017]

WHO Western Pacific Region

• WHO Western Pacific Region
  • Protecting, supporting and promoting breastfeeding

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